Nov 7, 2012 | Matthew
If any of you are so inclined, this evening I am going to give you the opportunity to get me into big trouble. I don’t think that I’ll get into trouble theologically, but I could socially. The Lord Jesus brings up the subject of the sins of Sodom, and I feel...
Nov 6, 2012 | Matthew
I thought about playing a mean prank on you, but I think that I can make my point with resorting to that. Let’s say that I asked you all to reach for your wallets, because I had a surprise for you. After a few moments of hesitation, you opened your purses or stood up...
Nov 5, 2012 | Matthew
These thirteen verses are a bit longer than I like to study in one chunk, but that is what we have done thus far. In the process of that overview, we haven’t left much which develops easily into additional sermons. But there are at least five things which need to be...
Nov 4, 2012 | Matthew
When my wife tells me what great guy I am, it makes me feel good. But I’m smart enough to know that she has doesn’t know that many men. I may not really be in the top 100 really great guys in this world. But what if someone who knew all the men in the world would...
Nov 3, 2012 | Matthew
Any pastor should have some legitimate fears in regard to his ministry. One should be a fear of falling into doctrinal or thematic ruts – preaching same thing again and again. He should fear the development of an homiletical hobby-horse. For example, if all that he...
Nov 2, 2012 | Matthew
I was skimming through a book by S.E. Anderson, looking for a potential outline for this message. I didn’t find one that I liked, by the way, so you are stuck with another one of mine. But I did make note of a comment that Brother Anderson made. He said that in the...
Nov 1, 2012 | Matthew
John the Baptist is a Bible character who I greatly admire. I am glad that he was a Baptist and called “the Baptizer,” but that sure bothers a lot of people. He was known for preaching Baptist doctrines like repentance, faith, the coming of Christ and separation...
Oct 17, 2012 | Matthew
I was definitely ahead of myself last week, when I said that “Fear Not” would probably be our last message from this chapter. I am glad that I used the word “probably,” and I’ll use it again right now. As of this moment I cannot see another message coming from...
Oct 16, 2012 | Matthew
Let’s pretend that you were raised in an highly religious – but very liberal – Christian home. You were taken to Sunday School from the week of your birth, and you learned about the liberal’s “Jesus.” You learned about his birth, and how he loved birds, babies and...
Oct 15, 2012 | Matthew
If you were terribly hurt in a car accident going home tonight, and if I visited you in the hospital tomorrow… while you were wracked with intense pain, not knowing if you were going to live or die, and I said, “Fear not,” would you be instantly relieved,...
